Then, we visited Mycenae. There were some beehive-shaped tombs.
The Lions Gate entrance was cool.
We didn't have very much explanation of the site and, since it wasn't reconstructed, it was difficult to picture what Mycenae looked like. I had been really skeptical of Evans' rebuilding Knossos because it seemed like you could only get it wrong and that the reconstruction would be misleading and destructive. It sure was helpful, though! Now, I'm a big fan of good, step-by-step guidebooks with reconstructions in them. I'm also thinking that they should rebuild entire sites from scratch right next to the original so that you can wander around the reconstruction and then visit the ruins. I guess time, space, and money don't permit that!
